Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Windmills 1, Democracy 0

A note about yesterday’s primary vote here in California
that seems to exemplify the shady nature of the Democratic nomination process.
Both Katharine and I are registered to vote in California. We both received
confirmation of this, and we were sent a card notifying us of where to vote.
Despite this, when we went to our polling place, surprise, we weren’t on the
list. We were given “provisional” ballots that, instead of going through the
machine and being counted, were stuffed in an envelope and ended up god knows
where.

Of course, I can’t say if this was the result of any
shenanigans on the part of the Democratic Party, but the result is our votes
for Sanders were not counted yesterday. Since the beginning of the campaign for
the Democratic Presidential nominee, the process has been compromised,
controlled and co-opted by the DNC in conjunction with national media outlets
to anoint Hillary Clinton the Party’s champion in November.

It’s a no-win situation for Sander’s supporters. Despite the
obvious collusion between the Clinton campaign and the DNC, Sander’s supporters
who complain will be labeled as sore losers and conspiracy theorists by the
corporate media. Using every dirty trick at their disposal, the establishment
has won, as it was ordained long ago by America’s elites.

This ugly coronation called a campaign only serves to
reinforce the sad reality that America is an oligarchy, a country governed by
the rich for the rich, and Clinton is a bona fide, card-carrying member of the ruling
class. So far have we fallen that the choice given to us on election day will
be between a narcissistic, racist dictator-in-waiting and a morally bankrupt,
money-worshipping tool of the elites.

I thank Bernie Sanders for taking on the hapless job of
attacking the windmills. Though the odds were always against you, you fought
courageously and for all the right reasons.